[asdf-devel] Various issues

Tobias C Rittweiler tcr at freebits.de
Thu May 24 15:01:55 UTC 2012


In article <4FBE3BC7.7090505 at sift.info>,
 Robert Goldman <rpgoldman at sift.info> 
 wrote:

> On 5/24/12 May 24 -4:13 AM, Tobias C Rittweiler wrote:
> > Hi there!
> > 
> > Thanks to the ASDF maintainers. I just visited ASDF's website
> > on common-lisp.net since a long time, and it makes a nicely
> > maintained impression! Well done.
> > 
> > I have the following issues:
> > 
> >   * The rather old ASDF version that I'm using ("2.010") does
> >     not seem to be able to cope with multiple :depends-on clauses.
> >     (Only one clause seems to be used.)
> > 
> >     Is this intended behaviour? Might it be fixed in more recent
> >     versions?
> 
> Tobias, does ASDF just take the first and quietly throw later ones on
> the floor, or does it at least emit an error message?  If it emits an
> error message, I think it's ok.  But if it quietly discards the second
> clause, I think it's a bug, and we should make ASDF warn the programmer.
>  I'd encourage you to post a launchpad bug in that case.
> 
> Sorry to bother asking you instead of just testing --- I'm traveling and
> not in a good position to test anything.  Similarly not a great time for
> me to make launchpad bugs.
> 
> cheers,
> r

Yes ignoring the second clause was what happened on SBCL.

I will submit a ticket.

T





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